tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7217199.post8148163788272574071..comments2024-03-24T11:30:08.199-07:00Comments on Can you believe?: Measuring the stormJohan Maurerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13771067774042071617noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7217199.post-69906257093556907582011-07-15T10:46:07.106-07:002011-07-15T10:46:07.106-07:00Thank you, Nancy! By the way, it's interesting...Thank you, Nancy! By the way, it's interesting how often Napoleon was cited by both author Roberts and by Hitler. It's not only those who don't know history who are condemned to repeat it--those who DO study it sometimes don't seem to learn the right lessons.<br /><br />P.S. Hello from PDX! We're on our way to Spokane.Johan Maurerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13771067774042071617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7217199.post-69582607111185422382011-07-15T10:28:38.064-07:002011-07-15T10:28:38.064-07:00Thank you again, Johan, for this insightful review...Thank you again, Johan, for this insightful review. I usually end up reading the books you recommend. One statement you made impresses me: "The graceful linkage of micro and macro scales is one of the amazing gifts that historian Andrew Roberts brings to his new history of World War II." I think that is one thing good literature often does--gracefully link the big picture with the small, concrete realities of people's lives. That's one of the reasons Tolstoy's War and Peace continues to be one of my favorites.Nancyhttp://www.nancyjthomas.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com